Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Least developed countries, 2003

Least developed countries
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Least developed countries was 5.03 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 27,492,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.03
Births
27,492,772
Births per 1,000 people
37.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
725,265,581
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-148.80.9%391,847
15-19125.412.5%4,864,927
20-24224.622.3%7,458,131
25-29221.522.0%6,133,556
30-34191.819.1%4,464,269
35-39140.113.9%2,713,674
40-4472.57.2%1,179,374
45-4920.52.0%273,836
50-541.20.1%13,133